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Darla Guillen Gilthorpe, Houston Chronicle Updated 2:43 pm CST, Tuesday, December 4, 2018 >>>See 2018's world news in photos. California wildfires Embers falls from burning palms and the sun is obscured by smoke as flames close in on a house at the Woolsey Fire on November 9, 2018 in Malibu, California. About 75,000 homes have been evacuated in Los Angeles and Ventura counties due to two fires in the region. less >>>See 2018's world news in photos. California wildfires Embers falls from burning palms and the sun is obscured by smoke as flames close in on a house at the Woolsey Fire on November 9, 2018 in ... more Photo: David McNew/Getty Images Photo: David McNew/Getty Images Image 1 of / 53 Caption Close Image 1 of 53 >>>See 2018's world news in … [Read more...] about 2018 world news told in photos: Getty Images

Take a look at some of the top world news stories for today. 1. Malibu residents react to deadly wildfires Malibu residents and business owners react to the devastation of the recent deadly wildfires sweeping through the drought-stricken state. 2. Melbourne attacker inspired by IS: police A man who set fire to a gas-laden truck in the centre of Melbourne and fatally stabbed one person before he was shot by police was inspired by Islamic State but did not have direct links with the group, Australian police said on Saturday. 3. Protest against Trump and Macron in Paris Hundreds of people gather at the Place de la Republique in Paris at a protest against the presence of US President Donald Trump at ceremonies to mark 100 years since the end of World War I. 4. Portraits sculpted on UK beaches to mark 100 years since First World War Armistice On beaches from Cornwall to the Shetland Isles, and Pembrokeshire to Donegal, portraits of the fallen were sculpted in the sand, to say thank … [Read more...] about WATCH: Top world news stories for today

By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: August 7, 2018 10:43:15 am Explosion in Italy sends fireball into the air At least two people were killed and up to 70 injured after a tanker truck ploughed into a lorry on a motorway near Bologna airport in northern Italy on Monday, exploding in flames and sending a huge ball of fire and black smoke into the sky. Some officers were injured by flying glass when the explosion caused windows in a nearby barracks to burst. Videos showed the tanker failing to break and ploughing into the rear of a truck stopped in traffic, with flames exploding on impact. Another truck appeared to hit the tanker from behind. After an unspecified time lapse, during which the highway was cleared of most other vehicles, there was a second, enormous explosion, which spanned eight lanes of the highway and beyond. Toll in Indonesia quake climbs to 98 The death toll in the powerful Indonesian earthquake, which hit the tourist island of Lombok … [Read more...] about World News Wrap: Two dead, around 70 injured in gas truck explosion on Italian highway

Following is a summary of current world news briefs. Syrian state media: Israeli missiles target army in Quneitra province Israeli aircraft fired several missiles targeting Syrian army positions in Quneitra province and air defenses thwarted the attack, Syrian state media said. The attack near Hader at the frontier of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights caused only material damages, state news agency SANA cited a military source as saying. After Trump’s spending demands, NATO summit turns to Afghanistan NATO leaders will try on Thursday to move beyond Donald Trump’s demands for higher defense spending, and focus on ending the long war in Afghanistan, in the second day of a summit in Brussels underscored by transatlantic tensions. On a trip that will also take the U.S. president to Britain and to Helsinki to meet Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Trump spent the first day of the NATO summit lambasting allies for failing to spend the targeted 2 percent of GDP on defense and … [Read more...] about Ten things you should know about world news today

By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Published: July 3, 2018 7:39:35 am Missing boys found in Thai cave complex: Twelve boys and their football coach have been found alive by rescuers inside a Thai cave complex nine days after they went missing. Video released early Tuesday by the Thai navy showed the boys in their soccer uniforms sitting on a dry area inside the cave above the water as a spotlight, apparently from a rescuer, illuminated their faces. The boys aged between 11 and 16, went missing with the 25-year-old coach after soccer practice on June 23 after they set out to explore the Tham Luang cave complex in a forest park near the Myanmar border. Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha thanked the international experts and rescuers who helped locate the missing for their “tremendous efforts”. “The Royal Thai Government and the Thai people are grateful for this support and cooperation, and we all wish the team a safe and speedy recovery,” … [Read more...] about World News Wrap